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Keep chest beating youngster


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yep, just as i thought, rat......

Pretty low-class comment there Yukon... So much for polite Canadians.


Powerguy
In the summer of '77 I was spotter (summertime residential wireman working through college) on a stormy, blowing, midnight line repair and was under a bucket when a guy lost both arms in a blinding flash...
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ya that was a lil rude, my Apologies to PWC for that one.

Politeness??...........in the thick of a manure spreader race??? Isn't that holding our Canadian friends to a higher standard?

Mistakes can have harsh consequences.

Two weeks ago I went to the funeral services of a 30 year guy who worked for a transmission contractor. He was considered a "fast" worker.

He leaves behind a wife and two kids.

Still a very safe job when two things are adhered to:

1. Leave your ego at the door

2.Remember to follow the safety rules (written in blood) and you will go home to see your family. (Barring any mechanical failure)


I've always said there were two types of lineman:

1. The chest beating "I'm a LIIIIIINEMAN" type

2. The Joes like myself that it's just a job, a mighty well paid one at that.

Getting 550 ft up a guyed tower and slapping on 12 ft dish antennas ain't for the weak at heart either. The skinny triangle shaped bastid likes to move a bit in the wind and that's a constant on the coast, especially WELL above the treetops.

I'd have to agree sir

ya, whatever dude. one thing about your pick, ya got the digger there, why dident you roll in a 70 and save yourself a climb? i donno call me stupid, but thats what i would have done.

I'll bet the stock feels clubby, but I'll also bet the rifle w/ scope is about 8#, heavy by no means.

You can trim up the stock a good bit to make it feel better (cutting down the outside), hollow out the butt, even lop off the barrel to 20 inches (w/ the 6.5, it shouldn't do dramatic harm).

I'd keep the barrel the same, work on the "feel" not the weight. Or get rid of it...

yukon,

No need to apologize...you are simply a creature of your environment and I dig on the notion that you think it's sumptin'.

Do continue.................

Riding a shotgun carriage 1500' off the deck,while straddling a log and for the weak of heart.

Your only life line,is your kharma? Hardly secreted that Baby Jesus loves me...and that I've seen 'em smoked all around me...............

.............ya? well first off talk about safty rules? hows come your up past hot 115 and your handline is not a hot rope? 20 yrs in the biz huh, maybe 19 as a meter reader? another thing that leads me to belive that the line was dead was that most guys who climb through 115 on wood talk about getting whacked with static from the groundwire and 80 ft. becomes the last thing on there mind. go back to slingin' your 30ft class 5's with your lil digger, and your secondaries, and leave the highline to hands that know how to work it. i'm begining to think your not qualified to carry my tools to the pole. 80 ft up eh? that would mean a 90-95 ft pole(rem 10% plus 2) thats pretty high for a 115 h structure, road crossing maybe? most 115 has 65 footers. 230 has 80-90's like u said, ya can't bullshit someone who does the work.

And all this macho mega-bluster has what relevance, exactly, to shaving some excess weight from a M77 MkII? And what's up with a PA plate on a Wrangler, having anything to do with the Yukon?



Perhaps there's a forum here for Lineman of The Year, but doubt it's this one?

ya, sorry for the highjack, and i am from pa and thats my plate. as far as the org. post, i think cracker nailed it long time ago. and as far as powerguy, if hes 20 yrs in and still wearing off the noob as he says, i think maybe a new line of work is in order.

Answers as follows:

1. That is a hot line rope direct from our hot stick trailer

2. We have to maintain a 44" clearance from 115 kv, we certainly have that in the above photos

3. My favorite is your statement of "most guys" meaning you have no experience for yourself. Get a wrap from the BB wire.
Our rules indicate the need to double belt any structure 138kv and up. Never been wrapped by the BB on 115kv unless working in 345 corridors where induction becomes a huge issue. Parallel circuits etc.

4. No where in my pictures did I indicate that the pictured structures were 80'ers. I did post to PWC that standing swinging in the breeze 80' up is sporty though.

5. Once again you stated" I believe this line is dead" Well if it were dead then our rules require grounds and a pole band bonding the structure that we are on. Don't see that in the picture do you?

It's neat that you are excited to post, but the facts are not in your favor again.


You are a prime example of one of the two types of linemen that I described.

I'm a Lineman, I'm a Lineman,I'm a Lineman
You can't carry my tools to the pole
AAAAAHHHH hear me roar!!!!!!!!! (Chest Beat inserted)

When in reality you work for a contractor just looking to get that power company job?

Continue on, I look to your next informative work related post regarding the above photos.

Not sure if your married or not but now may be the time to reevaluate ones ego so it doesn't get you into trouble. Your family doesn't deserve it.

Work safe there Linemaster, be sure to get back quickly now


And still Laughin

like cracker sez, your stupidity is glaring. i can see you have not a clue what your talking about. power company at it finest.........a poly for a hot rope, have at er bub.

UH OH Your facts are wrong again, PWC was referencing you my friend>

A quick check of the thread will show that, but I posted it so you don't have to look for it.



Re: Best way to shave weight off a Ruger 77mkII [Re: yukon375]
PaleWhiteCracker
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Registered: 10/18/09
Posts: 877
I'm impressed with your stupidity..................


So lets break this down for you:

All your macho line talk has gotten you called stupid. Then you make statements referencing linework based on two pictures. Once said statements were adressed with facts, your next to last move is to discuss a poly rope being used as a handline, not being used to handle a energized conductor.

Thats all you got?


It's okay that you work for a contractor. Based on your ability (lack there of) to think things through, as indicated by your factless posts. I am pretty sure that you've been washed out on any major power company's aptitude exams you've taken. There's nothing wrong with that at all, don't feel less of yourself.

If you would like to refute the clearance issue, pole bonding, static wire issue please respond in earnest. I enjoy being engaged in a work related discussion

At this juncture you would be better served by silence.

But we both know you ego is just screaming and you will not be able to help yourself.

So how about it Linemaster, care to discuss the pictures?

It cracks me up picturing, you typing with your hooks and belt on.

Hurry Back

theres no use in trying to explain anything to you. you havent a clue what your talking about i can see that. one thing you cannot fix is stupid, and you my friend are. theres a reason your ticket is only good at your power company, and mine is accepted across the us and canada. and theres also a reason for the 10-12 bucks an hour we make more than you. i'm a lil old to beat my chest, but i'll sure as hell try just for you. and the only thing u have right in your last post is the working clearance.

"It's okay that you work for a contractor. Based on your ability (lack there of) to think things through, as indicated by your factless posts. I am pretty sure that you've been washed out on any major power company's aptitude exams you've taken. There's nothing wrong with that at all, don't feel less of yourself."...... don't hate me cause i'm better than you. its never too late to see the light, we bring in power company lineman all the time, we start em out at 5 period ape.(that would be a pay raise for u, assuming you can pass the test). and in a few years you can be a real lineman.